Huxley

Hannah Huxley

Thesis explores the aesthetics of sound and the impact of the urban soundscape in Harlem (NY) between 1910 - 1940. The main body of research is rooted in the literature of Harlem Renaissance writers,the sonic influence of Harlem as part of a wider metropolis, and the subsequent adaptations and representations of sound through essentially soundless mediums.

Supervised by Dr. Michael Collins, Dr. Ben Curry.

Research Interests

Research interests include Early 20th C American Literature, soundscapes, sonic fictions, modernist and postmodernist aesthetics.